PASIGHAT, Mar 26: World Tuberculosis Day was observed recently at Pasighat with the theme " It is Time to United, End TB " to creat awareness on the deadly yet curable disease at Bakin Pertin General Hospital Pasighat by District Health Society (RNTCP). The program began with an awareness rally from Bakin Pertin General Hospital which was formally flagged off by Dr Dukhum Raina, Joint Director Health Services (T&R) Pasighat.
Addressing the participants, Dr. Raina opined that the alarming rate of TB cases in the state is due to lack of proper dissemination of information and suggested creating more awareness in the district to fight TB. 
District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO), Dr. Taken Siram informed the participants of initiatives taken by the government through the revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) for prevention and control of tuberculosis and highlighted it's causes, symptoms and treatment. He informed that various facilities are available for TB diagnosis in the hospital and that people should not take symptoms of TB lightly and further suggested getting tested immediately with CBNAAT (cartridge -based nucleic acid amplification testing) in the hospital). DIPRO

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